Worklenz through 3.0.0 SQL Injection via the sort-field Query Parameter

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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-85388",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "Worklenz through 3.0.0 SQL Injection via the sort-field Query Parameter",
    "summary": "Worklenz through 3.0.0 fails to properly validate the sort-field query parameter in pagination helper functions, allowing authenticated users to inject arbitrary PostgreSQL expressions into ORDER BY clauses. Attackers can use time-based and boolean-based blind SQL injection techniques to extract sensitive database content including password hashes from other tenants. This is an incomplete fix for CVE-2026-25947.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2026-85388",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "high",
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      "aliases": [
        "CVE-2026-25947",
        "CVE-2026-85388",
        "GHSA-f2f8-2ppj-85pf"
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          "type": "CVSS_V4",
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      "affected": [
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              "repo": "https://github.com/worklenz/worklenz",
              "type": "GIT",
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          "versions": [
            "v3.0.0",
            "v2.1.7",
            "v2.1.6",
            "v2.1.5",
            "v2.1.4",
            "v2.1.3",
            "v2.1.2",
            "v2.1.1",
            "v2.0.3",
            "v2.0.2",
            "v2.0.1",
            "v2.0.0",
            "angular-version-legacy",
            "v1.0.1",
            "v1.0.0"
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      "modified": "2026-10-28T02:30:48.924251455Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/85xxx/CVE-2026-85388.json",
        "https://github.com/Worklenz/worklenz/security/advisories/GHSA-f2f8-2ppj-85pf",
        "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-85388",
        "https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/worklenz-through-3.0.0-sql-injection-via-the-sort-field-query-parameter",
        "https://github.com/Worklenz/worklenz/issues/395",
        "https://github.com/Worklenz/worklenz",
        "https://github.com/Worklenz/worklenz/blob/v3.0.0/worklenz-backend/src/controllers/job-titles-controller.ts",
        "https://github.com/Worklenz/worklenz/blob/v3.0.0/worklenz-backend/src/controllers/worklenz-controller-base.ts"
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        "value": "CVE-2026-25947",
        "evidence": "/aliases"
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  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 517045,
  "published_at": "2026-09-03T18:54:22.561+00:00"
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